With a guaranteed new Indian Premier League winners, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on the Punjab Kings with both teams gunning for their maiden trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. This will be their 4th meeting this season with RCB coming out on top in 2, including Qualifier 1 and PBKS winning one. Revenge will be on the mind of PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer while RCB skipper Rajat Patidar will look to avoid stumbling at the final hurdle.
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In Qualifier 1, RCB had defeated PBKS without breaking a sweat as the Kings’ batting imploded. RCB made their way into the final while PBKS had to take on Mumbai Indians, the winners of the Eliminator. With Mumbai almost running away with the win on Sunday, captain Iyer stepped up at the most opportune time and blasted an unbeaten 87 to guide Punjab to the final.
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Both teams have big hitters in their ranks but RCB are still sweating over the fitness of Tim David. Meanwhile, Punjab might opt for Harpreet Brar instead of Yuzvendra Chahal who did not look at his best against MI after returning in the Eliminator after sitting out the last few matches, including Qualifier 1.
Head To Head
| Category | RCB | PBKS |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 36 | 36 |
| Wins | 18 | 18 |
| Losses | 18 | 18 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Score | 241 | 232 |
| Lowest Score | 84 | 88 |